präventiven

[pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩]

/[pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“präventiven” is uncommon German (frequency #62,757 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,757
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv

Key facts for präventiven
PropertyValue
Headwordpräventiven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “präventiven” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). präventiven lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

präventiven is uncommon German at frequency #62,757 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for präventiven in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is präventiven, spelled P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "präventiven"?
"präventiven" is spelled P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩].
What does "präventiven" mean?
As an adjective, "präventiven" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs präventiv
How do you pronounce "präventiven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "präventiven" is [pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "präventiven" come from?
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Using “präventiven”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-V-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁɛvɛnˈtiːvn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list